...Wednesday night and broke Babe Ruth's major league record of 170. Bonds got a four-pitch walk from Houston rookie TimRedding in the fourth inning, then drew No. 171 on four pitches from reliever Nelson Cruz in the sixth. The next time up...

...he was on base every time the Washington Nationals scored. With the help of his third baseman's flawless defense, TimRedding threw 61/3 scoreless innings and the Nationals opened a seven-game homestand Monday night with a 4-0 victory over...

...3-0 before the crowd of 25,249 at Turner Field had a chance to settle in their seats. They clipped Astros starter TimRedding for three runs in the second. Most of the heavy lifting was done by the bottom of the lineup, singles by Marcus Giles...

...has beaten the Astros seven straight times since losing his first two decisions against them in 2001. He outpitched TimRedding (0-1), who gave up three runs and six hits in five innings, his first start of the season. Marlins 5, Phillies...

...Pirates 5, Astros 3: At Pittsburgh, Matt Stairs homered and drove in two runs as Pittsburgh jumped on Houston starter TimRedding for five runs in the first three innings and a victory. The Pirates, the only team to beat the Astros in their last...

...Millwood then struck out Jose Hernandez and retired Charles Johnson on a flyout. Astros 6, Mets 2: At New York, TimRedding allowed one run in six innings to win for the first time in nearly 11 months, and Richard Hidalgo homered to help slumping...

...Friday for making contact with two umpires during his July 2 start against Toronto. The Red Sox scored six runs off both TimRedding and Darrell May, who the pitching-strapped Yankees acquired from San Diego on July 2. The Yankees have four starters...